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29488

ZIP 29488 is Walterboro, South Carolina, in Colleton County; area codes 843 and 854; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Colleton
Metro area
none
Population
22,538
Coordinates
32.9068, -80.6728
☼ Live from 29488 — Walterboro, SC

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Where 29488 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 29488
  • 🔢 Type 29488 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBhGZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 29,488 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 19 × 97. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111001100110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 29487 (Wadmalaw Island, SC, 33 mi away) and 29492 (Charleston, SC, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 29488 becomes 88492, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24898, 29848, 48829, 48892, 49288, 89428, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98248 in Ferndale, WA, 2,413 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 71%.
  • 🎯1,102 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 29488 and you would come out at 32.91°S, 99.33°E — 965 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 59m.
  • 📏 At 237.9 square miles of land, 29488 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 181 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,538This ZIP22,538
Households9,136This ZIP9,136
Housing units9,971This ZIP9,971
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8South Carolina40.2US 38.9
Median household income$49,876This ZIP$49,876South Carolina$69,324US $80,734
Median home value$167,300This ZIP$167,300South Carolina$259,000US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950South Carolina$1,180US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%This ZIP17.8%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density94.8 / sq miThis ZIP94.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments598This ZIP598
Employees5,981This ZIP5,981
Annual payroll$286,060,000This ZIP$286,060,000
Tax returns filed9,720This ZIP9,720
Total adjusted gross income$472,556,000This ZIP$472,556,000

Land area

Land area237.85 sq miThis ZIP237.85 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Other place names in 29488

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ZIP codes near 29488

ZIPCityDistance
29474 Round O, SC 8.6 mi
29475 Ruffin, SC 9.5 mi
29433 Canadys, SC 11.0 mi
29435 Cottageville, SC 12.4 mi
29493 Williams, SC 13.7 mi
29447 Grover, SC 14.4 mi
29929 Islandton, SC 14.9 mi
29481 Smoaks, SC 16.3 mi
29945 Yemassee, SC 17.1 mi
29452 Jacksonboro, SC 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 29488?

29488 is in Walterboro, South Carolina, in Colleton County. Its published point location is 32.9068, -80.6728.

What county is 29488 in?

29488 lies in Colleton County.

What area code is 29488?

Walterboro uses area codes 843 and 854, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 29488 in?

29488 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 29488?

About 22,538 people live in ZIP code 29488, in 9,136 households, at 94.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 29488?

$49,876 a year, against $69,324 across South Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 29488?

The closest are 29474 (8.6 mi), 29475 (9.5 mi), 29433 (11 mi), 29435 (12.4 mi) and 29493 (13.7 mi).

Is 29488 a PO Box ZIP code?

29488 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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